The Who performed during the Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show in Miami on Sunday night. Aging musicians Peter Townshend, 64, and Roger Daltrey, 65, had the stage and a massive audience for 12 minutes as they recreated some of their 60’s and 70’s hits amid a laser light show and pyrotechnics display.
Original band member John Entwistle died in 2002 and Keith Moon in 1978. The remaining two members of the group haven’t toured in a while because Townshend is having trouble with his shoulder and his hearing — but he rose to the challenge in last night’s once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform for an audience of 100+ million.
The veteran performers did their best to punk up snippets of “Pinball Wizard”, “See Me”, and longer versions of “Baba O’Riley”, “Won’t Get Fooled Again”, “Who Are You”. Check out the entire performance on the video below.
Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees celebrated the Saints 31-17 victory with his wife and son – see photos and video here.